The legislative changes to dissolve the Specialized Court and the Specialized Prosecutor's Office in Bulgaria are not aimed at judicial reform, but at closing structures that have proven their effectiveness in the fight against organized crime, Valentina Madjarova, administrative head of the Specialized Prosecutor's Office, said in a videoconference with representatives of the European Commission, responsible for the preparation of the report on the rule of law in the EU.
Madjarova pointed out that the closure of the Specialized Court and Prosecutor's Office would threaten the rule of law in Bulgaria.
The magistrate informed the experts that a number of ministers, a deputy minister, the chairman of a state agency, police, and customs officials and mayors have been brought to court for corruption under investigations by the Specialized Prosecutor's Office. Last year, 292 pre-trial proceedings were opened for corruption offences, Madjarova pointed out.
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On Wednesday, lows in Bulgaria will be 5 to 10°C. In Sofia, it will be around 6°C. Rain will still fall in southeastern areas before noon. The wind will remain from the southwest to moderate, and in the afternoon and in the evening north of the..
The Bulgarian military contingent, which successfully returned from a peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, was welcomed with a ceremonial ritual in the central square of Asenovgrad. About 120 servicemen left 6 months ago and all have returned without any..
A fifth boycott of large retail chains has been announced for today. The organizers also called on citizens to refrain from using banking..
Bulgaria's Constitutional Court has declared the election of 16 MPs in the current Bulgarian Parliament illegal . The decision was published on the..
A draft law has been prepared with the aim of regulating the relations along the entire chain from food producers to buyers. It proposes markup limits,..
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